Honestly I think if you have enough SPS staked you should be able to play in wild for free. Say 100,000 SPS that shows a rather big commitment to the game I think. Otherwise yes paying in kind of makes sense.
It will be interesting how the next season plays out. I always play in wild and never modern because I don't want to have to keep buying brand new decks all the time when I've invested thousands in over the years.
I do get that bots trash a game and honestly they should have been kicked out asap from the start.
Completely agree with you my friends and without bots everything would be easier in long term perspective.
your reasoning is right and logical and highlights an important problem that Splinterlands should solve
Wild pass makes sense but what worries me is the continue loss of value of early edition cards = disincentive to buy cards and future packs of cards...